Policies That Enhance Access and Contain Costs

Policies That Enhance Access and Contain Costs Name Institution Date 1, Explain the term, "Welfare Lock" in relation to Medicaid. Do you believe the reforms in ACA (increasing Medicaid availability) will eliminate this situation? Welfare lock implies that people stay on welfare to keep Medicaid coverage. Guaranteeing medical care to certain vulnerable population may reduce welfare lock, but not entirely deal with the issue as there will be increased health insurance coverage and Medicaid expansion may lower welfare participation. 2, Explain the pros and cons of global budgeting in a hospital. Do you think it might be a good idea to do this in the US? Global budgeting is mandated spending caps by ensuring that the actual budgets do not go above he budgeted hospital expenditure. The option would help contain costs and there are incentives to increase efficiency, and hospitals may invest more in community health. However, implementing global budgets limits how hospitals provide care including restricting access and delaying provision of essential health care services. 3,Comment on the following statement, "The proposal to increase Medicare cost sharing (through increased deductibles, premiums for part B, and coinsurance rates) will deprive the elderly poor of needed medical services." Part B affects premiums, deductible...